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Two races, two candidates in studio: Harry Bronson; Alissa Ellman

A voting sign at the David Gantt R-Center on North Street.
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WXXI News

We continue our coverage of the 2026 general election with two candidate conversations this hour.

In the first segment, we sit down with Harry Bronson. The Democrat is running for re-election in the 138th Assembly District. The Assemblymember discusses his priorities for the district, while answering our questions and yours. Bronson's opponent, Republican challenger Tracy DiFlorio, did not respond to our invitation to participate in a discussion.

Our guest:

  • Harry Bronson (D, WF), candidate for New York State Assembly District 138

Then in the second half of the program, we're joined by Alissa Ellman. The Democrat is challenging Republican incumbent Claudia Tenney in the 24th Congressional District. Ellman discusses her background and experience and explains how she differs from her opponent. Rep. Tenney did not respond to our invitations to join the program.

Our guest:

  • Alissa Ellman (D, WF), candidate for New York's 24th Congressional District

"Connections" is livestreamed each day on the WXXI News YouTube channel. Watch here.

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
Julie Williams is an associate producer for "Connections with Evan Dawson." She started at WXXI in 2019 and has been working on Connections since 2022.

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